Become a Volunteer

Become a Volunteer

Behind Every Shelter Animal is an Army of Caring Volunteers

Thank you for your interest in volunteering! Volunteers allow us to provide great care and varied enrichment to our shelter animals. Without the time, effort, and expertise of each volunteer, we would not be able to run our shelters. Recognizing the valuable role of volunteers, we are committed to providing thorough, hands-on training with ongoing support to every volunteer. The information below provides everything you’ll need to know to get started.

Shelter Care – help with sweeping, mopping, dishes, laundry, and other shelter tasks; shifts available from 10am-12pm or 1-3pm Monday – Sunday

Facilities Assistant – support with general shelter maintenance, including painting and minor repairs (18 and up); flexible shifts available Monday – Sunday

Volunteer Ambassador – table at community outreach events representing the East Bay SPCA; shift length varies from 2-4 hours with many shifts on weekends, holidays, and evenings

Administrative Assistant – assist our development team with event support and data entry (18 and up); flexible shifts available Monday – Friday

New volunteers can begin with one or more of the volunteer roles listed above. After learning the foundations of volunteering at our shelter and maintaining a regular shift, volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in additional trainings to further their animal handling, leadership, and/or customer service skills.

Who Can Volunteer

Adults aged 18 and older may volunteer independently.

Volunteers aged 16-17 may volunteer independently but must submit a waiver signed by a parent or guardian before beginning to volunteer.

Children ages 10-15 are welcome to volunteer as part of an adult/child team, under the supervision of a trained parent or guardian. A volunteer team is one child per adult.

How To Become a Volunteer

Read through our list of current volunteer opportunities and the corresponding position description to determine which volunteer position(s) you are interested in.

Complete our online volunteer application and indicate in the application which volunteer position(s) you are applying for. Acceptance is based on your availability and interests, as well as our current needs.

The volunteer services team will follow up via email within 2-4 weeks with upcoming New Volunteer Orientation dates and next steps. Orientations are 3-hours in length and typically held every 4-6 weeks, on an as needed basis.

Canine or Feline Animal Care: Provide essential care to our animals to keep them happy and healthy. Tasks include feeding dogs and cats, sanitizing and cleaning kennels, and assisting with dishes and laundry. Animal care shifts are scheduled every day of the week from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM or 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. We understand these times may not work for all volunteers, but they work really well for our animals, which is why we’ve structured our schedule this way!

Volunteer Ambassadors

Volunteer ambassadors are needed to represent the organization at events, such as farmers’ markets and street fairs to increase public awareness of the East Bay SPCA’s mission, programs, and value to the local community. Have fun with fellow volunteers, while raising awareness throughout the East Bay about who we are and the many programs and services we provide!

We are accepting applications for all listed volunteer opportunities. Currently, we have limitedanimal care shifts available in Dublin and very limited weekend animal care shift availability in Dublin. There are many more ways to help, check out our other volunteer opportunities if you are only available on the weekends.

Please note, all volunteer activities including orientations are currently suspended during the shelter in place directive. We are unable to on-board new volunteers at this time. We appreciate your interest in volunteering and welcome your support once we return to our regular operations!

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2018 Awards:

The East Bay SPCA is a local non-profit that is not affiliated with any national organization. We obtained a four star rating from Charity Navigator and we participate in GuideStar Exchange at the Platinum level. The East Bay SPCA's Tax ID number is 94- 1322202.